The fifth installment in Bethesda's Elder Scrolls franchise is set in the eponymous province of Skyrim, where the ancient threat of dragons, led by the sinister Alduin, is rising again to threaten all mortal races. Only the player, as the prophesied hero the Dovahkiin, can save the world from destruction.

How long did it take you to finish Dawnguard?

Trying to decide if I should pickup Dawnguard now, or wait for a sale. I'm not too interested in the idea of what looks to be The Dark Brotherhood: part 2, but I would love to have more Skyrim to play.

So, a few questions:

1) How long did it take for you to finish the DLC?

2) Did you fight for the vampires or the Dawnguard?

3) To your knowledge, is the DLC radically different depending on which side you take, or do you see a lot of the same places and have similar quests either way?

If you've already completed the main quest with the character you're doing the DLC line with then it cuts out a fair amount in the middle. If you're just blasting through the main quest then you could probably do it in, I don't know, 5 hours? Maybe less. If you're talking, exploring, experimenting with new features and doing the side quests, then it's more like 15-20 hours, I'd say.